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Calculates the length of a geometry using the specified strategy.
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            The free function length calculates the length (the sum of distances
            between consecutive points) of a geometry using the specified strategy.
            Reasons to specify a strategy include: use another coordinate system
            for calculations; construct the strategy beforehand (e.g. with the radius
            of the Earth); select a strategy when there are more than one available
            for a calculation.
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">Geometry</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">Strategy</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">default_length_result</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">Geometry</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">type</span> <span class="identifier">length</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">Geometry</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">geometry</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Strategy</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">strategy</span><span class="special">)</span></pre>
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            <span class="phrase"><a name="geometry.reference.algorithms.length.length_2_with_strategy.parameters"></a></span><a class="link" href="length_2_with_strategy.html#geometry.reference.algorithms.length.length_2_with_strategy.parameters">Parameters</a>
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                      Type
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                      Concept
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                    <p>
                      Name
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                      Description
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                      Geometry const &amp;
                    </p>
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                      Any type fulfilling a Geometry Concept
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                      geometry
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                    <p>
                      A model of the specified concept
                    </p>
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                      Strategy const &amp;
                    </p>
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                    <p>
                      Any type fulfilling a distance Strategy Concept
                    </p>
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                    <p>
                      strategy
                    </p>
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                    <p>
                      The strategy which will be used for distance calculations
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            <span class="phrase"><a name="geometry.reference.algorithms.length.length_2_with_strategy.returns"></a></span><a class="link" href="length_2_with_strategy.html#geometry.reference.algorithms.length.length_2_with_strategy.returns">Returns</a>
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            The calculated length
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            Either
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            <code class="computeroutput"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">geometry</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span></code>
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            Or
          </p>
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            <code class="computeroutput"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">geometry</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">algorithms</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">length</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span></code>
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            <span class="phrase"><a name="geometry.reference.algorithms.length.length_2_with_strategy.conformance"></a></span><a class="link" href="length_2_with_strategy.html#geometry.reference.algorithms.length.length_2_with_strategy.conformance">Conformance</a>
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            The function length implements function Length from the <a href="http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/sfa" target="_top">OGC
            Simple Feature Specification</a>.
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            <span class="phrase"><a name="geometry.reference.algorithms.length.length_2_with_strategy.behavior"></a></span><a class="link" href="length_2_with_strategy.html#geometry.reference.algorithms.length.length_2_with_strategy.behavior">Behavior</a>
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                      Behavior
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                    <p>
                      pointlike (e.g. point)
                    </p>
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                    <p>
                      Returns 0
                    </p>
                  </td>
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                    <p>
                      linear (e.g. linestring)
                    </p>
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                    <p>
                      Returns the length
                    </p>
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                    <p>
                      areal (e.g. polygon)
                    </p>
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                    <p>
                      Returns 0
                    </p>
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            Linear
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            <span class="phrase"><a name="geometry.reference.algorithms.length.length_2_with_strategy.examples"></a></span><a class="link" href="length_2_with_strategy.html#geometry.reference.algorithms.length.length_2_with_strategy.examples">Examples</a>
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<p>
            The following example shows the length measured over a sphere, expressed
            in kilometers. To do that the radius of the sphere must be specified
            in the constructor of the strategy.
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</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">iostream</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">geometry</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">geometry</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">geometries</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">linestring</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>

<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">main</span><span class="special">()</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
    <span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">geometry</span><span class="special">;</span>
    <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">model</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">point</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">float</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">cs</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">spherical_equatorial</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">degree</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">;</span>
    <span class="identifier">model</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">linestring</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">line</span><span class="special">;</span>
    <span class="identifier">line</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">push_back</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">41</span><span class="special">));</span>
    <span class="identifier">line</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">push_back</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">48</span><span class="special">));</span>
    <span class="identifier">line</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">push_back</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">5</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">52</span><span class="special">));</span>
    <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">mean_radius</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">6371.0</span><span class="special">;</span> <a class="co" name="geometry.reference.algorithms.length.length_2_with_strategy.c0" href="length_2_with_strategy.html#geometry.reference.algorithms.length.length_2_with_strategy.c1"><img src="../../../../../../../../doc/src/images/callouts/1.png" alt="1" border="0"></a>
    <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"length is "</span>
        <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">length</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">line</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">strategy</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">distance</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">haversine</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">float</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">mean_radius</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">)</span>
        <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">" kilometers "</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>

    <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
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<pre class="programlisting">length is 1272.03 kilometers
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